Dehumidifiers

[Retired Guy]

Last year I put in a 70 pt/day dehumidifier in my basement and for the first time had a dry and musty odor free cellar. Of course the one I bought was made by Gree (China) and is subject to recall. Anyone know of a brand that hasn't been recalled? Hopefully one made in the US.

 

[webbie]

Not cheap, but I have one in a crawl.....
http://www.thermastor.com/

I use a chinese one in my house here because it doesn't hit the low temps that the crawl does and is a friendlier and cleaner environment.

 

[save$]

I have had three dehumidifiers, While they keep everything dry, the also suck electricity like crazy. I wonder if an air exchanger might not be more efficient?

 

[Retired Guy]

Models from these brands are made by Gree and subject to recall. Not a lot of options left for moderate/low cost units. Aprilaire does make a couple of models in the sub $1,00 range. Just need to see what happens with the recall. I wonder how much water the hybrid electric water heaters take out of the air. The thermastor models look good.

Danby,Premiere, De’Longhi, SuperClima, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Seabreeze, SoleusAir

 

[jharkin]

How recent is the recall? I had a Frigidaire that only lasted 2 years and I had to fight to get it replaced on the sealed system warranty. New unit is only 6mo old.

 

[Retired Guy]

Recall was early September. Has to do with connectors that go to the compressor heating and starting a fire.

(broken link removed)

 

[festerw]

Not sure where it's made but I've got an LG similar to this one that I've had set at 60% year round for 7 years and is still running fine.

(broken link removed to http://www.lg.com/us/dehumidifiers/lg-LD651EBL-65-pint-dehumidifier)

 

[raiderfan]

I have a 70 pint danby that I use a couple hours at a time to keep it around 50-60%. Its draining to a shower drain in my basement, but I do not keep it running constantly because it heats the area up 5+ degrees F. The fan on the Danby runs constantly. Do not like that feature.